Honeycomb novelty device



SePf- 5, 1967 1.J. KREKOVICH v 3,340,133

HONEYCOMB NOVELTY DEVICE Filed Aug. lO, 1964 w l W1 INVENTOR.

Jawa@ J /re/ml//M 7mm/Ew United States Patent O 3,340,133 HONEYCOMBNOVELTY DEVICE James J. Krekovich, Raytown, M0., assignor to HallmarkCards, Incorporated, Kansas City, Mo., a corporation of Missouri FiledAug. 10, 1964, Ser. No. 388,635 1 Claim. (Cl. 161-14) ABSTRACT OF 'I'HEDISCLOSURE An ornamental device for use with a lamp shade and includes ahoneycomb structure which is collapsible, and when opened will surroundthe shade of the lamp, and is engageable therewith. The honeycombstructure, when extended to engage the shade, has openings extendingupwardly from the inside to the outside of the structure to prevent thelight from the lamp from shining outwardly in a horizontal direction.Ornamental members have legs received in the openings for s-upport onthe cX- terior of the honeycomb structure.

This invention relates to a honeycomb novelty device and moreparticularly to a honeycomb collapsible ornament adapted for use with alamp shade or the like to create a pleasing glow from such lamp.

Various honeycomb novelty devices have been devised for animated cardsand objects and party goods and party favors, but applicant has deviseda honeycomb structure which is believed to be novel for use inconnection with a lamp shade.

The princi-pal object of the present invention is to provide anornamentation for a lamp shade which will engage entirely around theshade and fastened therearound and the honeycomb structure havingopenings at an angle upwardly from the shade proper so that the lightwill not be visible directly by a person in the room and which willprovide a pleasant glow to the lamp.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide `a collapsiblehoneycomb structure having a cardboard base member secured on each endthereof whereby the honeycomb structure may be opened or extended andthe cardboard pieces secured together by attaching means and whereby thecardboard structure is of a compound con vex curve having a downwardlyextending lip providing a recess which engages over the upper rim of thelamp shade and thereby holds the honeycomb device thereon; to provideornamental features 4on the outside of the honeycomb structure to suitthe occasion for the decoration such as Halloween, Valentines Day orother festive occasions.

Still further objects of the present invention are to provide for layersof thin paper, one on top of the other, and secured together withadhesive at an Vangle of approximately 45 and said adhesive being inspaced parallel lines and cutting of the sheets of material and thecardboard which is secured to the underneath side of the rst layer andto the top of the top layer by usual tools such as electric cuttinginstruments or the like, and to provide a device of this charactersimple and economical to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent fromthe following description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings wherein are set forth by way of illustration and examplecertain embodiments of this invention.

FIG. l is a side view of my invention shown attached to the lamp shadewith parts broken away to illustrate the fastening means.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross section through the device including the lampshade.

3,340,133 Patented Sept. 5, 1967 FIG. 3 is a side view of the honeycombstructure in partly open position particularly illustrating thecardboard end supporting members.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary view of the honeycomb structure and cardboardends and pulled apart in straight position illustrating the adhesiveattaching the sheets of honeycomb material together.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of one type of ornament.

FIG. 6 is a view of F-IG. 5 taken from the opposite side.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

1 designates a decorative honeycomb device embodying the features of myinvention shown in FIG. 2 to be attached to a shade 2 of a lamp 3 havinga bulb 4 and the shade having the usual fastening means 5 engaging thebulb 4. The shade has an annular rim 6 to which my honeycomb structureis engaged as will hereinafter be described.

The ornament 7 is preferably made from a plurality of sheets or plies ofthin paper or expansible tissues 8 laid one on top of the other to forma plurality of such sheets and secured together by adhesive as indicatedat 9 (FIG. 4). It will be noted the adhesive 9 is at an angle withrespect to the vertical sides 10 as shown in FIG. 4 at an approximately45 angle. The adhesive is formed in spaced parallel lines and anydesired number of sheets may be laid and secured together in this mannerand may be of any desired size; for instance, 24 x 60 inches, so thatthe ornament may be cut therefrom.

The plurality of sheets 8 are placed on a dat sheet of cardboard 11 orother relatively stiff material and a like sheet 12 is placed on the topthereof and the entire rst sheet on the bottom secured over its entiresurface to such cardboard as indicated at 13 (FIG. 4). The top sheet 14of the stack is also adhesively secured over its entire surface to thecardboard 12 on the top of the stack.

The ornament may then be cut from the stack of sheets by the usualcutting machine (not shown). The conguration of the sheets and thecardboard and support members 1I and 12 are of a compound convex curvehaving straight side 1S in the compound convex curve indicated at 16 inthe upper portion thereof and tapering as indicated at 17 to the point18. The upper portion of the compound convex curve terminates in a lipportion 19 forming a notch 20.

When the ornament is desired to be attached to the lamp shade 2 it isexpanded around the shade by taking hold of the cardboard end members 11and 12 and the notch portion engaged over the annular rim 6 of the lampshade as illustrated in FIG. 2. The cardboard end members 11 and 12 arethen secured together by wire clip fasteners 20 as illustrated in FIG. 1to hold the ornamentation around the lamp shade. Any size ornamentationmay be made to t lamp shades of different dimensions.

Ornamentations such -as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 may be secured to theornamentation if desired. In FIG. 1 there is shown a curved piece 21simulating the mouth of a character that is somewhat curved. The eyesand nose of the character indicated at 22, 23 and 24 are made from apiece of cardboard having a triangular shaped body 25 with legs 26 and27 extending at an angle downwardly substantially the same as the angleof the openings 28 in the ornamentation when it is opened or expandedaround the lamp shade. The legs 26 and 27 it Iand engage in the openings28 as illustrated in FIG. 2 so that the body portion 22 will be on theoutside of the surface 29 of the ornamentation. Any form ofornamentation as desired may be utilized. The cardboard portion 21 isprovided with legs 30 (FIG. 2).

It will be ovious from the foregoing that I have provided an improvedIornamentation made from a plurality of sheets of thin paperhoneyco-mbed to provide openings therethrough at an angle whereby thelight from the lamp will not be viewablerfrom persons in the room andwhich will `give a soft glow to the light. It will be obvious that anycolor of paper may be utilized to suit the preference of the user.

It is to be -understood that while I have illustrated and described oneform of my invention, it is notto be Ilimited to the specific form orarrangement of parts herein described rand shown except insofar as suchlimitations are included in the claim.

I claim:

In combination:

(a) an ornament adapted to surround a light source land comprisingexible extensible honeycomb structure, said honeycomb structure beingexpandable around said light source and after expanded having `agenerally vertically extending outwardly directed surface and aninwardly directed surface, (b) said honeycomb structure after expandedforming radially extending passageways directed outwardly 5 and upwardlyfrom said inwardly directed surface to said outwardly directed surface,and (c) a substantially vertically directed planar ornamental memberhaving legs extending rearwardly and downwardly therefrom at an anglecorrespond- 10 ing to the angle of said passageways, said legs beingreceived in selected passageways' supporting said ornamental member onthe outwardly directed surface of said honeycomb structure.

15 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,907,769 5/1933 Favreau Q---161-17 3,170,831 2/1965 Paige H 161-14 20 JACOB H. STEINBERG, .PrimmExaminer.

